But when the dust has drawn up the blood of a man, once he is dead, there is no return to life.
ἀνδρὸς δ᾽ ἐπειδὰν αἷμ᾽ ἀνασπάσῃ κόνις
ἅπαξ θανόντος, οὔτις ἔστ᾽ ἀνάστασις.
ἅπαξ θανόντος, οὔτις ἔστ᾽ ἀνάστασις.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
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